Very interesting coin @+VGO.DVCKS !
I see that they already changed it. Not much of a resemblance to Gordian I, certainly a mistake an experienced numismatist would not make.
Great coin @Cicero12 - fabulous addition to your collection.
Nice coin and wow what a story Donna. I have never had any problems with DHL but it sounds like an incredibly nerve-racking 24 hours!
I have around 700 former uncleans in the collection, about 400 were useless slugs with worn off features after cleaning. I did end up with 81 Fel...
Second one is a fake of Eucratides, ruler of Bactria (in Afghanistan) mid 2nd century B.C.
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A great coin that could be one of the centerpieces of a collection.
Here's mine. I've shown it before but here goes. Diocletian (A.D. 284-305) AE Follis Weight: 6.90 grams Diameter: 23 mm Mint: Follis struck at...
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Thanks for the article. It would seem that Aurelian (and Probus) offered an enormous variety of reverse types and even (in the case of Probus) a...
About 8 days if I remember correctly. Wasn't held up at ISC-New York for long I guess. But that was before Covid.
Nice new coin.
I'm in California.
I've ordered a few coins from Swiss dealers and they used the mails. Like you I also got no information after the initial tracking scan. Actually...
I have a Kabeiros on this sestertius-sized Caracalla coin of Thessalonica. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Also Caracalla is depicted wearing scale armor,...
Happy Birthday. Likewise it was recognized on TSS.
If it was a fake then that's a minor consolation that you didn't lose any money. I agree that the auction house owes you an explanation though.
Historical tidbit: Focas was the last emperor to erect a monument in the Roman Forum.
Nice image of Jesus. Usually the eyes and nose show significant wear (my folles do and I have two of them) but yours is almost pristine.
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